How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us

R.E.M.
kar by Mike M (March 2000)

Blood from a stone, water from wine.
Born under an illplaced sign.
Stroke of bad luck, wrong place, wrong time.
This flyer is out of line.

The story is a sad one, told many times.
The story of my life in trying times.
Just add water, stir in lime.
How the west was won and where it got us.
Ahhhh.

The canary got trapped in the uranium mine.
I struck bad luck, now the bird has died.
A marker to mark where my tears run dry
at the crossing of blessed and alkaline.

The story is a sad one, told many times.
The story of my life in trying times.
Just add water, stir in lime.
How the west was won and where it got us.
Ahhhh.

I didn't wear glasses cause I thought it might rain.
Now I can't see anything.
I made a mistake, chalked it up to design.
I cracked through timespace, godless and dry.
I point my nose to the northern star,
watch the decline from a hazy distance.

The story is a sad one, told many times.
The story of my life in trying times.
Just add water, stir in lime.
How the west was won and where it got us.
Ahhhh

Set-Up

Piano

Bass

Clean Gtr.

Melody

Organ

Pad

Synth

Sax

Drums

Soft karaoke
Words